Banabans Declares Secession and Evacuation to Fiji Island
30th September 2022 | Ioane Taom
In the past week, a public statement have been issued by the residents of Banaba, backed up by Kariamakin Airu Christopher appointed member of the Manaeba from Rabi Island.
“We are completely disappointed by the incompetence of the Kiribati government. After years of neglect and lack of help from them, we have decided to formerly call for the secession of the island of Banaba from Kiribati and a plans to join the Fiji Islands as a constituency. The former disasters caused by the eruption fo Mount Tinakula has shown the inability of our government to make urgent and accurate decisions that benefit the nation instead of the small plots of lands that the members of parliament are from. With the coming of the Girboss Tide, our island has seen the need to take drastic measures to ensure the safety and preservation of our next generation.” said the Hon. Kariamakin Airu Christopher.
“Many Banabans have, in former times, emigrated to Fiji Island and so the nation has a significant Banaban diaspora in the nation. We believe that the Fiji Island, considering this, will be ready to accept our hardy and strong people to their islands during the coming crisis. And, after the tides recede, we shall return to our island and home of Banaba once more, but this time as a constituent of Fiji Island.”
Along with the statement, many Banabans have moved to the nearby islands of Fiji through their shipping vessels, bringing with them much of the important resources in the island. What is left in the islands are but a few Bananaban bananas and coconuts left to rot.
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